28.13

EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR HOUSEHOLDS APPLYING AFTER THE 15TH OF THE MONTH

Expedited Food Stamp
applications, with or without all the required verifications and determined
eligible are issued benefits for the prorated application month and the first
recurring month at the same time. The case is given a normal issuance cycle.

(a)Applicants that provide all the required
verifications prior to cut off of the second month, the third month’s
benefits (recurring) will occur in the staggered issuance cycle.

(b)For applicants that provide all the required
verifications after cut off of the second month, the third month’s benefits
will be issued the first working day of the third month.

(c)For applicants that fail to provide all the
required verifications within the initial or following month, the system will
automatically close the assistance group.

(d)For applicants that have an outstanding food
stamp claim and recoupment is appropriate, recoupment will begin the first
full month’s benefits of the month-and-a-half issuance. (Refer to Section 1240-1-5-.08-(3)-(c) for
special postponed verification procedures.)

(e)When verification is postponed from sources
within the state for migrant households follow procedures in (c)
above.

(f)When verification is postponed from
out-of-state sources for migrant households:

-issue their prorated initial month’s benefits
within the expedited timeframe;

-issue their second month’s benefits on the
actual first working day of the second calendar month; and

-issue their third month’s benefits within five
working days from receipt of the postponed out-of-state verification, or on
the first actual working day of the third month, whichever is later.